SINGLE-STRANDED

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does single-stranded mean? 

• SINGLE-STRANDED (adjective)
  The adjective SINGLE-STRANDED has 1 sense:

1. having a single strand

  Familiarity information: SINGLE-STRANDED used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SINGLE-STRANDED (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Having a single strand

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Context example:

single-stranded RNA

Pertainym:

strand (a very slender natural or synthetic fiber)

 Context examples 

The resulting partially single-stranded telomere can adopt a circular confirmation.

(C-Circle, NCI Thesaurus)

PARP catalyzes post-translational ADP-ribosylation of nuclear proteins and can be activated by single-stranded DNA breaks.

(Olaparib, NCI Thesaurus)

A family of enveloped viruses with a genome consisting of a single molecule of linear positive-sense single-stranded RNA.

(Flaviviridae, NCI Thesaurus)

A genus of single-stranded, positive-sense RNA viruses in the family coronaviridae.

(Coronavirus, NCI Thesaurus)

The family includes proteins which bind to both double- and single-stranded DNA and also includes specific DNA binding proteins in serum which can be used as markers for malignant diseases.

(DNA Binding Protein, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

A genus of single-stranded, reverse-transcribing RNA retroviruses with type B or type C morphology.

(Betaretrovirus, NCI Thesaurus)

An enzyme that catalyzes the stepwise addition of ribonucleotides to the 3' end of a growing RNA chain using a single-stranded DNA template.

(DNA-directed RNA Polymerase, NCI Thesaurus)

Single-stranded RNA molecules that are expressed in animal cells and form complexes with Piwi proteins.

(Piwi-Interacting RNA, NCI Thesaurus)

This protein plays a role in binding and repair of single-stranded DNA.

(Endonuclease 8-Like 3, NCI Thesaurus)

A single-stranded, negative-sense RNA virus of the Paramyxoviridae family.

(Paramyxovirus, NCI Thesaurus)